Fire Tears through Vacant House in New Brunswick

By JACK MURTHA

March 20, 2017 at 6:42 PM

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NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A fire ripped through a vacant city house early Sunday morning, burning off the roof, according to officials.

The call for a fire at 8 Reservoir Ave., near Recreation Park and Rutgers’ Cook Douglass Campus, came in at 3:24 a.m. March 19, city spokesperson Jennifer Bradshaw told TAPinto New Brunswick. Firefighters arrived on scene at 3:39 a.m., she said.

“Upon arrival, the fire department found the building to be fully involved, with fire throughout the entire structure and the roof,” she said.

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